Baku. Shahriyar Alizada – APA. Baku Court of Appeal has today considered an appeal filed by imprisoned journalist Azer Israfilov.
The court passed a judgment to reduce Azer Israfilov’s prison sentence from 7 years to 3.
Azer Israfilov is convicted of article #178 (swindle) of the Criminal Code. He took AZN 13,000 from a citizen and has not returned the money.
Azer Israfilov has been sentenced to 7 years in prison under the judgment of Baku Court of Grave Crimes and arrested in the court room.
He formerly worked in ANS and ITV television channels.